Brooklyn Technical High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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The Mountain Illustrated by Nicholas Vitko The snow has floated softly down On many a winter's night, To form for me sweet nature's crown And cover all my might. And when the spring has driven far The blanket from my side, Then comes the sun, to warm my heart, And shine upon my pride. For Io! deep rooted in my earth There springs a sylvan growth, 'Twas in my soil it had its birth, To leave me, it is loath. And then, perchance, comes April's mist, To shroud my side in white, That when the clouds and I have kissed, This screen shall hide the sight. Through all the summer's golden glow, I listen to the sound, The tinkle, rustle, of the river's flow That wanders through my ground. But mostly, in me, silence lies, The quiet without sound, With but, perhaps, a whispered sigh, Or pattering on the ground. 26 The nights-the nights are dark with blue Witlm diamonds in the skies fThe winds have whispered me a clueM Wlmen heaven shuts its eyesj. But then, my forests change their shades, New colors blossom forth I'm gay with scarlet, golden, plaids, I laugh at winds from the north. Ere very long, these too are gone, Once more I stand alone. Those sounds I love so, there are none, But only winter's moan. As if the icy gale did play A requiem for those leaves, Whicli once upon my slopes did sway And whistle on the trees. But snow and rain can harm me not! My power is too great! My bulk is no mere human dot, Nor will my strength abate. And though at present, all my How Of life may seem quite done, Wlmen spring has called again, I'll know A new life is begun. by JOHN SCHEPP, A55

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Senior Athletes - Hail and Farewell! by JOHN COSTAIN, 812 Each term a new group of Teclanitei who have achieved .ruccerf and recognition in sportf leave the fcbool to pariue their careers in the univerritief and the burineu world. Graduation thi! term ii' no exception, and Tecbk variour team! again lore .rome of their important memberi. BASEBALL None of the present members of the Baseball Team are leaving in June but last year's captain, joe McGarty, unfortunately too old for play this year, is slated for graduation. His work behind the plate last year resulted in his being entered in the World Telegram most valuable player survey, and he was awarded a place on the All Scholastic second team. One play in particular during the Lincoln game last season is worthy of mention. Tech was leading 2-1 at the end of the 4th when a Lincoln man started for home. McGarty snared a terrific heave from deep center by Smokey Joe Sammon and made a spectacular put-out at the plate in a cloud of dust. Unfortunately the Wagner-men could not stem the undefeated Lincoln sluggers and dropped the game 4-2. BASKETBALL Next season the hoopsters will be minus not only two stars, Hollsberg and Sapan, but their coach, Mr. Laub, who was forced to resign under pressure of added faculty duties. Sapan was ineligible for play during the first half of the season, and his colorful dribble and lay-up shots as a forward were missed by the gallery. His return to play improved player strength greatly, allowing more substitutions, and it is noticeable that about this time the team got out and stayed out of the win-one, lose-one rut it seemed to be dropping into. Captain Herb Hollsberg did not seem to have as good a season in '59 as in '38, but still his work at guard aided not a little in the winning of seven P.S.A.L. encounters. BOWLING The Bowling Team is in somewhat the same fortunate situation as the Baseball Team, in that only one of its noted members is up for graduation in June. Lloyd Knight has the distinction of bowling the highest game ever recorded in New York High School competition. He also led the Tungsten Team into the playoffs of the Team Tournament. CROSS-COUNTRY The seniors on the Cross-Country Team leave behind a record that will be hard for future squads to equal. Handicapped by a late start, since a faculty adviser and coach could not be immediately secured, it seemed almost impossible for the team to get itself into decent shape before the big races. However, with Angelastro, Anderson, Finnerty, Schwartz and Lensky, it won nearly every one of its dual meets and capped the season by taking second place in the Brooklyn Boro Championships. HANDBALL After only two seasons of play the Handball Team loses three important players. Bartischevick, hard-hitting number one singles man, and Silverman and Klimkowsky, the number one doubles team, leave in june. These men turned in very creditable per- formances, although hampered by the lack of a regular place in which to practice. 28